标题: Admission Secrets Of Top 5 Business Schools [打印本页] 作者: GreatJ 时间: 2010-10-25 17:22 标题: Admission Secrets Of Top 5 Business Schools
Yesterday, a student sent this report prepared by a group of MBA Graduates from Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Wharton and Kellogg. I thought I would post it on TotalGadha GMAT as it will help Business School
aspirants not only in writing their application essays but also in preparing for Business School Interviews. Take a look at what qualities do Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Wharton and Kellogg look for while selecting a candidate.
Harvard is obsessed with leadership, and they are looking for indications of leadership ability in each of their candidates. This can be in the form of managerial work experience, extracurricular activities, or initiative taken in other forms. What is more important than demonstrated leadership is to convince them that you have the capability for taking on great responsibility and taking charge of a situation in the future. Harvard is considered the #1 general management school by US News (and most of the world), so personal well-roundedness is key.
FAMOUS ALUMNI SAMPLE
George W. Bush, President, United States of America
Louis Gerstner, Chairman, IBM Corporation
Rajat Gupta, Worldwide Managing Director, McKinsey & Company
Jeffrey Immelt, CEO, General Electric Company
Jeff Skilling, Former CEO, Enron Corporation作者: GreatJ 时间: 2010-10-25 17:24
Kellogg
School of Management
Kellogg believes that teamwork is what builds great organizations, and the ability to work with, and co-exist with others in the business school environment is their primary screening criterion. Kellogg is ranked as the #1 school for marketing, so communications ability and softer skills are more valued here – and expected – than at other top programs. As was mentioned earlier, the interview has a different nature at Kellogg than at other schools, and they want to see if you are the Kellogg “type”, and excited about their program specifically.
FAMOUS ALUMNI SAMPLE
Michael Borman, President, Blue Martini Software
Leland Brendsel, CEO, Freddie Mac
John Hoeven, Governor, State of North Dakota
James Keyes, CEO, Johnson Controls
Locke Burt, Senator, State of Florida作者: GreatJ 时间: 2010-10-25 17:24
MIT
Sloan School of Management
Sloan wants to admit a class of innovators. What is most important is to convince the admissions committee that your career will involve having a great impact on your organization or industry, and that you have the creativity and courage to take it on great challenges. Sloan is ranked the #1 school for technology, operations management and quantitative analysis, so strong business analytical skills are expected, but communications ability is what distinguishes successful applicants.
FAMOUS ALUMNI SAMPLE
Kofi Annan, Secretary-General, United Nations
Carly Fiorina, CEO, Hewlett-Packard Corporation
William Ford, CEO, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Prime Minister, Israel
John Reed, Former Chairman, Citigroup Corporation作者: GreatJ 时间: 2010-10-25 17:24
Stanford
Graduate School of Business
With the highest average GMAT score in the world and the lowest acceptance rate, Stanford is the most difficult business school to gain admission into on the basis of numbers alone. That being said, they have a very diverse class mix and a balance curriculum that emphasizes both hard and soft skills. The key to admission is convincing the committee that you are bringing something unique to the class. While Stanford is not ranked #1 in any sub-specialty, it is strong in many areas.
FAMOUS ALUMNI SAMPLE
Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Corporation (dropped out after 1 year)
John Donahoe, Worldwide Managing Director, Bain & Company
Philip Knight, CEO, Nike Corporation
Scott McNealy, CEO, Sun Microsystems
Charles Schwab, Chairman, Charles Schwab Corporation作者: GreatJ 时间: 2010-10-25 17:25
The Wharton School
is ranked as the #1 school in finance and accounting, and their emphasis is definitely on business fundamentals. Although the class has the same number of years of work experience as at other top programs, the average age skews a little higher, and thus maturity is definitely valued by the admissions committee. The admissions committee at Wharton is looking for talented, hardworking individuals that have achieved a great deal but are not arrogant about it.
FAMOUS ALUMNI SAMPLE
Reginald Jones, Former CEO, General Electric Company
Shaun O’Malley, Former Chairman, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Louis Platt, Former CEO, Hewlett-Packard Corporation
Donald Trump, CEO, Trump Organization
Gary Wilson, Chairman, Northwest Airlines
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